- Associated Press - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

PGA TOUR

SBS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Site: Kapalua, Hawaii.

Course: Plantation Course at Kapalua. Yardage: 7,452. Par: 73.

Purse: $6 million (First prize: $1.08 million).

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 6-10 p.m.; Saturday, 6-8 p.m.; Sunday, 5-7 p.m.); NBC Sports (Saturday, 4-6 p.m.; Sunday 3-5 p.m.)

Defending champion: Jordan Spieth.

Last tournament: Mackenzie Hughes won the RSM Classic at Sea Island.

Notes: The field is only for PGA Tour winners from 2016. … The six players who chose not to start at Kapalua are British Open champion Henrik Stenson, Masters champion Danny Willett, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Charl Schwartzel and Adam Scott. … Spieth won last year by eight shots and finished at 30-under par, joining Ernie Els (Kapalua 2003) as the only players in PGA Tour history to complete 72 holes at 30 under or lower. … Jason Day is playing for the first time since he withdrew after one round at the Tour Championship. … Among the nine players at Kapalua for the first time is Greg Chalmers, who won his first PGA Tour event (Barracuda Championship) at age 42. … Only 11 players are back at Kapalua from last year’s Tournament of Champions. … Seven players at Kapalua are not yet eligible for the Masters. … Spieth last year became only the second player to win as No. 1 in the world. The other was Tiger Woods in 2000.

Next week: Sony Open.

Online: www.pgatour.com

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EUROPEAN TOUR

Last tournament: Sam Brazel won the UBS Hong Kong Open.

Next tournament: BMW South African Open on Jan. 12-15.

Online: www.europeantour.com

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LPGA TOUR

Last tournament: Charley Hull won the CME Group Tour Championship.

Next tournament: PureSilk-Bahamas LPGA Classic on Jan. 26-29.

Online: www.lpga.com

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Last tournament: Paul Goydos won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Next tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Jan. 20-22.

www.pgatour.com/champions

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